Diane+Smith


 * SUMMARY: Diane Smith, age 23, died September 11, 1976 after an abortion performed in Chicago.**

Diane Smith, age 23, was one of the women mentioned in the //Chicago Sun-Times// expose, "The Abortion Profiteers."

According to the report, and her death certificate, Diane was admitted to Englewood Hospital in Chicago due to [|hemorrhaging]. She told staff that she'd had a legal abortion in a Chicago-area clinic.

Diane was treated for a perforated uterus and sepsis, to no avail. Diane died on September 11, 1976.

As you can see from the graph below, abortion deaths were falling dramatically before legalization. This steep fall had been in place for decades. To argue that legalization lowered abortion mortality simply isn't supported by the data.

 Sources: 
 * Illinois Death Certificate No. C621450;
 * //Chicago Sun-Times//, The Abortion Profiteers Series, Nov. 12 - Dec. 3, 1978

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